RE: Christians, what is your VERY BEST arguments for the existence of God?
February 6, 2010 at 7:34 pm
(This post was last modified: February 6, 2010 at 7:37 pm by David Henson.)
(February 6, 2010 at 7:06 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: Darwinian is stating how harmful the unrestrained god concept can be, in other words, people's beliefs define their actions. Indeed I'd add another to his list in that it sabotages our capacity to learn and understand our Universe and reality.
The god concept, like any other, can be abused. Peoples beliefs may define their actions up to a point in a negative way, but not necessarily. Beliefs are not exclusive to the god concept. God didn't mislead scientist in the inquisition of 1633. A trinity of dogma of a scientific, theocratic, and philosophical variety did. That is what sabotages our capacity to learn and understand our universe and reality.
I will give you two examples of how your capacity to learn and understand our universe and reality might be hindered in some way. The Bible doesn't preach hell. Hell is a pagan concept adopted later by the apostate church. The Bible doesn't give an estimation of the age of our universe, it doesn't say it was created in a 144 hour period.
In other words, if you believe that there is no hell, and that science has a good idea of how old the earth is you have no disagreement with the Bible. If you think otherwise you do.
(February 6, 2010 at 7:06 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: Now looking at your response, David you've clearly got a good head on your shoulders, but sadly trying to defend the Bible or dismiss its foul doctrines as not true is a futile attempt. It doesn't just preach Hell through its colourful language... it practically revels in the gore and misery of human suffering that results from it.
Demonstrate to me why you think the Bible teaches hell.
(February 6, 2010 at 7:06 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: If you put the Bible and the Necronomicon (from Army of Darkness) next to each other in the same room, the Book of Dead written in blood would cower in the corner and wet itself from fear. ^_^ No seriously, as an example of literature its exceptional, but it is also a frightening piece of dogmatic work and even more abominable when hopelessly convinced people take its immoral commandments and teachings literally.
We will see if that is true, perhaps.
